Newsroom Live: From A to B – Unpacking Portland’s Competing Referendum Questions on Short-Term Rentals
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English - September 29, 2022 21:03 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsNews maine news sports opion politics portland Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Question A, proposed by a group of short-term rental operators, seeks to limit corporate owners from registering short-term rentals. Question B, one of the questions proposed by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, would reduce the number of short-term rentals. Both groups oppose the other’s proposal and a third group, Enough Is Enough, opposes both – and every other question on the ballot. How much of an effect do short-term rentals have on Portland’s rental market? How important are short-term rentals to our local economy? Join us for answers to these questions and many more.